http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/search/SearchResults.aspx?a=1&o=DateDescending&tag=CBS&orTags=0Search results matching tag 'CBS'en-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/11/04/networks-preparing-to-battle-cable-and-maybe-their-own-affiliates-over-retransmission-consent.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:59:26 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:30257AnonymousIn the search for new revenue streams, the broadcast networks are going to their affiliates with their hands held out or their guns drawn, depending on one's viewpoint. Specifically, if their affiliates are getting money from cable and satellite operators...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/10/28/quincy-smith-and-his-sneakers-are-leaving-cbs.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:00 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:30204AnonymousQuincy Smith, the fast-talking, sneakers-loving new media chief of old media giant CBS Corp. is leaving to start his own Silicon Valley consulting firm. Smith, the chief executive of CBS Interactive, was seen as primarily a deal-maker, and now that...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/10/20/cure-for-the-redstone-overhang-sell-viacom-and-cbs-stock.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 01:11:37 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:30141AnonymousUsually when the chairman of a company dumps nearly $1 billion in stock, share prices tumble off a cliff. But apparently not when it's Sumner Redstone. Wall Street has dubbed the phenomenon the "Redstone Overhang." For the past year, investors...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/10/14/media-mogul-sumner-redstone-to-sell-nearly-1-billion-in-stock-maintains-empire.aspxWed, 14 Oct 2009 15:23:37 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:30091AnonymousSumner Redstone's family-controlled firm, National Amusements Inc., this morning said it was selling nearly $1 billion in stock in CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. to help retire the enormous debt that once threatened to upend the 86-year-old mogul's media empire...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/10/06/cbs-nancy-tellem-is-in-talks-to-step-down-from-post.aspxTue, 06 Oct 2009 19:51:09 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:30025AnonymousA shake-up is in the works at CBS as CEO Leslie Moonves' longtime Hollywood lieutenant, Nancy Tellem, is looking to give up her day-to-day job to take on a more strategic role at the company. As president of the CBS...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/24/cbs-s-quincy-smith-wants-to-make-case-against-hulu.aspxFri, 25 Sep 2009 00:21:12 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29928AnonymousDon't look for CBS to join Disney, News Corp. and NBC in Hulu anytime soon. CBS Interactive Chief Executive Officer Quincy Smith criticized Hulu in an e-mail he sent to staffers that naturally somehow found its way to the blog...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/21/though-the-audience-grew-this-year-all-still-is-not-well-in-emmyland.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 23:48:52 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29906AnonymousThat CBS' telecast of the Emmy Awards managed to end three years of ratings declines against a huge football match on NBC is something of a minor miracle. According to preliminary numbers from Nielsen, the Emmys averaged 13.3 million viewers,...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/21/dan-rather-s-attorneys-can-depose-sumner-redstone-new-york-judge-rules.aspxMon, 21 Sep 2009 22:27:46 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29904AnonymousA New York state Supreme Court judge Monday ruled that Dan Rather’s attorneys can depose Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone in the veteran anchor’s lawsuit against CBS, saying repeatedly that he wants to see the case move forward to trial. More...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/08/has-it-been-10-years-already-a-look-back-at-the-viacom-cbs-vows-and-a-case-for-renewal.aspxTue, 08 Sep 2009 16:45:00 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29792AnonymousIt was 10 years ago yesterday that Sumner Redstone and Mel Karmazin walked down the aisle together at the tony St. Regis Hotel in Midtown Manhattan and unveiled the $36-billion marriage of their respective companies, Viacom and CBS. "Our union...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/08/25/weinstein-co-s-inglourious-basterds-tv-deal-is-financial-boost-for-showtime.aspxTue, 25 Aug 2009 20:08:00 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29697AnonymousNow that "Inglourious Basterds" has taken in an impressive $38.1 million in its opening weekend and looks like it's going to be a huge hit, the Weinstein Co. should be poised to collect a nice check from CBS Corp.'s pay...